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2025-26 Swimming & Diving Roster

Valeria Welk

  • Year Senior
  • Hometown Omaha, Neb.
  • High School Central
  • Events Sprint
  • Major Politics

Biography

Awards
2022-23
1st varsity letter 
MWC Champion 800-Freestyle Relay 
MWC Champion 400-Freestyle Relay 
Team's Most Improved Performer
Academic All-MWC
2023-24
2nd varsity letter
MWC Champion 800-Freestyle Relay
Chi Alpha Sigma Inductee
Academic All-MWC
2024-25
3rd varsity letter
Academic All-MWC
2025-26
4th varsity letter
Team Captain
MWC Champion 800-Freestyle Relay
MWC Champion 200-Freestyle Relay
MWC Champion 400-Freestyle Relay
CSC Academic All-District®
Top Times
50-Freestyle - 24.89 at MWC Championships on Feb. 17, 2023
100-Freestyle - 53.70 at MWC Championships on Feb. 19, 2023
200-Freestyle - 1:56.45 at MWC Championships on Feb. 17, 2024
500-Freestyle - 5:13.70 at MWC Championships on Feb. 21, 2025
1000-Freestyle - 11:40.69 at Illinois Institute of Technology on Feb. 1, 2025
100-Butterfly - 1:04.92 at Monmouth College on Nov. 19, 2022
Victories
100-Freestyle, 200-Freestyle Relay vs. Carthage College on Oct. 29, 2022
200-Freestyle Relay, 400-Freestyle Relay at Gene Davis Invite on Nov. 12, 2022
400-Medley Relay, 800-Freestyle Relay at Carthage Classic on Dec. 2-3, 2022
500-Freestyle, 200-Freestyle Relay at Lawrence University vs. UW-Whitewater on Jan. 21, 2023
100-Freestyle, 200-Freestyle Relay vs. St. Norbert College on Feb. 4, 2023
800-Freestyle Relay, 400-Freestyle Relay at MWC Championships on Feb. 17-19, 2023
200-Freestyle Relay at Carthage College on Oct. 28, 2023
200-Freestyle, 400-Freestyle Relay at Gene Davis Invitational on Nov. 11, 2023
400-Freestyle Relay at Carthage Classic Nov. 30-Dec. 2, 2023
100-Freestyle, 200-Freestyle Relay vs. Lawrence University/UW-Whitewater on Jan. 20, 2024
200-Freestyle Relay vs. Illinois Institute of Technology on Jan. 27, 2024
200-Freestyle Relay at St. Norbert College on Feb. 3, 2024
800-Freestyle Relay at MWC Championships Feb. 16-18, 2024
200-Freestyle Relay at Lewis University/vs. Illinois Institute of Technology on Nov. 2, 2024
200-Freestyle at Gene Davis Invitational on Nov. 9, 2024
200-Freestyle Relay at Wheaton College on Jan. 18, 2025
200-Freestyle Relay at Illinois Institute of Technology on Feb. 1, 2025
200-Freestyle Relay vs. St. Norbert College on Feb. 8, 2025
100-Freestyle, 200-Freestyle Relay at Beloit College/vs. Ripon College on Oct. 11, 2025
200-Freestyle Relay at Carthage College/vs. Milwaukee School of Engineering on Oct. 25, 2025
400-Medley Relay, 400-Freestyle Relay at Gene Davis Invitational on Nov. 8, 2025
400-Freestyle Relay vs. Carroll University on Nov. 15, 2025
800-Freestyle Relay, 200-Medley Relay at Carthage Classic Dec. 4-6, 2025
400-Freestyle Relay vs. Illinois Institute of Technology on Jan. 31, 2026
200-Medley Relay at St. Norbert College on Feb. 7, 2026
800-Freestyle Relay, 200-Freestyle Relay, 400-Freestyle Relay at MWC Championships Feb. 19-22, 2026
Midwest Conference Championships
2023
1st in 800-freestyle relay and 400-freestyle relay, 2nd in 200-freestyle relay and 400-medley relay, 4th in 100-freestyle; 5th in 200-freestyle; 7th in 50-freestyle
2024
1st in 800-freestyle relay, 2nd in 200-freestyle relay and 400-freestyle relay, 3rd in 400-medley relay, 5th in 200-freestyle, 6th in 100-freestyle, 10th in 50-freestyle
2025
2nd in 800-freestyle relay, 200-freestyle relay, and 400-freestyle relay; 3rd in 500-freestyle, 4th in 200-freestyle, 11th in 100-freestyle
2026
1st in 800-freestyle relay, 200-freestyle relay, and 400-freestyle relay; 3rd in 200-medley relay and 200-freestyle; 6th in 500-freestyle and 100-freestyle
School Record Book
200-Freestyle Relay - 3rd with 1:37.34 at MWC Championships on Feb. 20, 2026
400-Freestyle Relay - 1st with 3:32.85 at MWC Championships on Feb. 22, 2026
800-Freestyle Relay - 1st with 7:43.44 at MWC Championships on Feb. 18, 2023
400-Medley Relay - 1st with 3:56.02 at MWC Championships on Feb. 17, 2023

 

Historical Player Information

  • 2022-23Freshman

    Freestyle
  • 2023-24Sophomore

    Freestyle
  • 2024-25Junior

    Sprint
  • 2025-26Senior

    Sprint